The ex-bishop of Regensburg and his conspiracy myths: Catholic laypeople call on the Pope to act

Created: 12/23/2021 Updated: 12/23/2021, 4:52 PM

Acquired a rather dubious reputation as Bishop of Regensburg: Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller.

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After Gerhard Ludwig Müller, ex-Bishop of Regensburg, spread the myths of the conspiracy, lay Catholics went to the barricades.

In an open letter to Pope Francis, Müller's goings-on must be stopped.

Regensburg - Statements by Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller in connection with the corona pandemic * continue to cause excitement.

Representatives of various Catholic lay organizations have called on Pope Francis in an open letter to "immediately put a stop to the irresponsible goings-on" of the former Bishop of Regensburg *.

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After the interview: Ex-Bishop Müller received criticism from the Central Council of Jews and Prime Minister Söder

As reported several times, Müller had claimed in a video that was distributed by the Austrian St. Bonifatius Institute via Twitter that people should be brought into line by the Corona measures. Business and money elites would be behind all of this, "people who sit on the throne of their wealth." These people would now see an opportunity to "get their agenda through," said the 73-year-old. There is a certain chaos, "also born of the will to seize the opportunity to bring people into line now, to subject them to total control, to establish a surveillance state". In this context, Müller names Bill Gates, Klaus Schwab and the Jewish businessman George Soros. They wanted to create a person “in their image and likeness”.

The Central Council of Jews, among others, had sharply criticized this.

Müller would use "clearly anti-Semitic ciphers" with such statements.

This is "irresponsible and unacceptable, especially in view of the currently heated mood," said chairman Josef Schuster to the Internet portal

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There was also criticism from parliamentary groups in the state parliament and Prime Minister Markus Söder *.

Cardinal Müller insults critics: "No idea about Judaism and Christianity"

There was no understanding with Müller - on the contrary.

On the fringes of a “theological colloquium” at Thurn & Taxis Castle in Regensburg, to which the cardinal was invited as a star guest, he added it again.

People “who don't even know how to open a Hebrew Bible at all, let alone read a sentence, then accuse a veteran theology professor of anti-Semitism and actually don't know anything about the Old Testament.” They have no idea about Judaism and Christianity (our report).

Catholic laypeople: Müller did serious damage to the church

Catholic lay people, including Sigrid Grabmeier (We are Church), Mechthild Exner-Herforth (Maria 2.0), Prof. Dr. Johannes Grabmeier, chairman of the Laity Responsibility Regensburg and Hiltrud Schönheit, chairwoman of the Catholic Council in Munich, caused outrage. You are among the first to sign an open letter to Pope Francis. "A cardinal is to be expected to orient himself to serious scientific facts and to do everything possible to avoid divisions in society and the church," it says. With his statements, Müller had "once again inflicted serious damage" on the Catholic Church.

The Pope must ensure that this activity is stopped, so their appeal.

"We consider it unjustifiable that a person who spreads conspiracy myths and uses anti-Semitic ciphers should serve as a judge at the Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signature and, as a member of the College of Cardinals, count among the potential papal voters."

Especially at Christmas and because of German history, “we Catholics of the world community should no longer tolerate anti-Semitic statements”.